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109

Draped Model

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46773
State: 6/11

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Royal Library, Windsor Castle. Bought by the University of Glasgow from P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, 1962.  

 

Paper size:320 x 198 mm  
Plate mark size:207 x 132 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:removed from a book, as shown by sew holes.  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:Arms of Amsterdam (Chicago, no. 12 - compare measurements; lifetime one is 2mm larger)  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:grey/black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very slight tone, particularly at lower right  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:Small flecks, not drypoint lines, possibly from metal curls from burr. A few black flecks, possibly ink splashes, on the figure.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:GLAHA website: '(1) s. in plate with butterfly; c.l. (2) inscr. in brown ink; below plate with a Greek inscription (3) inscr. in pencil; below plate "J. W. 87 / 1." (4) Collector's mark of Royal Library, Windsor (5) inscr. in pencil by Harold Wright; "(from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle) / K 100 V of 8 / Model resting (1873) / C. 21347. / a" '  
Collector's mark:crown symbol, pencil (possibly denoting Royal collection, Lugt 2921h)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:New Testament Greek, reference to the Acts of the Apostles, in orange/brown ink, below platemark, recto; also on recto, below platemark, pencil: 'J.W. 87', '1.', 'K.100', 'V of 8', 'Model resting (1873)', 'c. 21347.', 'q'.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1000502  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.